Bivalvia |
Adapedonta |
Pharidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Temperate
Northeast Atlantic: Germany and Ireland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in estuarine and inshore areas in substrates of silt to very fine sand. A microvore that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.
Kühne, S. and E. Rachor. 1996. (Ref. 2707)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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